Reaping honourable success in the 90s, eurodance/bubblegum pop band, Aqua have proven to themselves that they’re a band that will remain a band until the very end. With their timeless classics being “Barbie Girl” and “Doctor Jones”, speaking with Lene Nystrøm brought back very fond memories of my childhood; a chance to “Turn Back Time”. With the…
It seems like The Living End have been around for ages now but who can blame them? For a band that’s so passionate at what they do, it’s no wonder Scott Owen embraces every opportunity the band have taken that has lead them to their successes as of now. Looking back at their classic hit wonders, “White…
With his long awaited new album NightWalk out on Monday, November 3rd, we caught up with Melbourne’s Matt Walters to talk about the long road to releasing the record, his past year of travelling across North America – including a recent CMJ debut – and much more. Oh and we ask him about pizza, too….
Having just released her new record, Sparks, Imogen Heap has a fine eye to detail when it comes to creativity. She creates her own music, writes her own songs and of course, does her own mixing and production for them too. With the success of her 2009 release Ellipse, she earned herself a Grammy for Best Engineered Album in…
Acclaimed Berlin ambient duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen are currently preparing for their first tour of Australia, which includes an intimate show in Sydney’s The Basement and a performance as part of Melbourne Music Week. We caught up with Dustin, one half of the duo, to talk about their latest album, their origins,…
We interviewed growing UK sensation ITCH during his first every Australian visit to talk about the success of his Platinum single “Another Man”, working with Red Bull Records on his debut full length album The Deep End, recording a track with Matisyahu performing on the ACRAs and what his future touring plans in Australia are……
Ahead of her appearance on Wednesday night as part of the Country and Inner Western night at Goodgod in Sydney, we catch up with Ruby Boots to talk about how she got started as a musician, who inspires her, the genre of Americana and we find out what is coming next from the Perth based…
Sampology‘s single “Shine a Light” has been making waves around the country, featuring the one and only Daniel Merriweather. While he was at BIGSOUND last month we caught up with Sam to talk about the single – which merges Brazilian music, gospel choir music and soul – looks ahead to his Australian tour and talks…
John Barrett of Bass Drum of Death clues the AU in on the band’s new album Rip This, as well as reflecting n the experience of making the album with a new creative process and approach in mind. If you’re a fan of the music, there’s some good Australian news in the works as well!…
Ahead of his appearance on Wednesday night as part of the Country and Inner Western night at Goodgod in Sydney, we catch up with Shane Nicholson to talk about how he got started as a musician, who inspires him, the genre of Americana and we find out what is coming next from the Australian Roots/Country/Folk…
Last week, Larry Heath sat down with Melbourne based Lanie Lane to talk about her brand new album Night Shade (which was released on Friday), the long awaited follow up to her breakthrough album To The Horses. Night Shades is out now. Lanie kicks off her tour this week! Dates below:
the AU review’s Larry Heath sits down with Sydney band Village Echoes to talk about their brand new single “You Are Mine” and look ahead to their first ever East Coast Australian tour, which kicks off in November. TOUR DATES Saturday 8th November 2014 Hermann’s Bar, Sydney – NSW Wednesday, 12th November 2014 Brass Monkey,…
The Kin, comprised of Australian-raised brothers Isaac and Thorald Koren, and the US born Shakerleg, are captivating Australian audiences on their Thick As Thieves Australian. I caught up with the trio in Sydney last week to talk about the tour and the last time they were in Australia, performing with Coldplay and Kylie Minogue! THE…
Ahead of her performance next week at Goodgod in Sydney as part of the Country and Inner Western night, we took some time out to get to know Sydney artist Jenny Queen, talking about how she got started in the music scene, who inspires her, the Americana genre, performing with Shane Nicholson and more! When…
The new Death From Above 1979 Documentary, Life After Death From Above has been released on VOD through Vimeo, so we caught up with the film’s director Eva Michon to find out how she got involved in the project, what it was like working with Sebastien and Jesse, their tense first rehearsals before Coachella and…
We took some time to get to know Jimmy Daley from Sydney’s The Morrisons – purveyors of all good in alt-country, bluegrass, old-timey and folk music! They’re playing Goodgod next week as part of their new monthly “Country and Inner Western” night. We talk about the show, the band, how he came to be a…
Whilst academy award winning songwriter Ryan Bingham was in Australia for his first headline tour, we caught up with him to chat about the tour, Tomorrowland, his unreleased new album and writing songs for TV and Film. I think it’s 4 there and not too far off show time, how do you normally prepare for…
Larry Heath interviewed two parts of emerging Sydney rockers Monte on Monday, at AU HQ, to talk about their debut album Who We Are, which is available now, touring and much more. Follow the guys on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wearemonte
the AU review’s Larry Heath sits down with Husky and Gideon from Melbourne group Husky to talk about their latest album Ruckers Hill, the two years since their last release Forever So, their experiences in America, touring plans and much more! Ruckers Hill is available now.
One can’t help but feel good listening to Amaranthe, after all the European sextet is all about creating positive energy. Less than two years since the release of The Nexus, whose single of the same name has had over six million views on YouTube, modern metal’s hottest act is back with a new album. Massive…
Earlier this month I caught up with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard‘s Stu Mackenzie to talk about their new album I’m In Your Mind Fuzz coming out at the end of the month, recording at Daptone Records in New York, their upcoming performances at CMJ (this week!) and their recent trip to China –…
Last month we sat down with South Australia’s Julia Henning while she was at BIGSOUND in Brisbane. Watch our full chat here on the AU as we talk about the festival, her music (including latest single “Another Day”) and touring. Julia also talks about how music helps us overcome sadness.
Last month we sat down with two parts of Geelong quintet The Murlocs while at BIGSOUND in Brisbane last month. Watch the full chat here, as we talk about their music, the festival, upcoming plans and much more!
Dana Roskvist from Sydonia sat down with the AU’s Larry at BIGSOUND last month to chat about their latest album Reality Kicks, their successful crowd-funding campaign that allowed them to tour, getting more radio play than they’ve ever had and concentrating on writing new, faster and heavier songs.
Photo Credit: Hans Peter van Velthoven The Pierce Brothers sat down with the AU review’s Larry Heath at BIGSOUND last month to chat about snapping guitars, The Northern Lights Tour visiting new Australian regions, their first European tour, the Jack White Party, writing a lot and focusing on making an “interesting” album. The band are…
the AU review’s Larry Heath interviews Australian artists Angie Hart, Katie Noonan, Sam Buckingham and Maples as they talk about the collaborative album Songs That Made Me. 100% of the album’s profits go to Cancer Council and it is released Friday, October 17th ahead of a October/November tour in celebration of the record. Songs That…
Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench are full of creativity and it’s safe to say that their songs can be quite entertaining. But for a band who focus heavily on the lyrical aspect of their songs as well, they’ve achieved so much more as musicians. Having released three studio albums and bouncing between genres of punk rock…
One lineup we keep seeing pop up around the internets at the moment is the Las Vegas based Life is Beautiful, which will see OutKast play their final scheduled performance, Foo Fighters return to the festival stage and Kanye West treat Kanye West to headlining a festival once again. And let’s not forget the Australians…
While she was at BIGSOUND last month, we sat down with the beautiful Thelma Plum to talk about her latest EP Monsters, where she wears her heart on her sleeve to say the least. We look ahead to her massive national tour – which kicks off on October 30th – and talk about how things…
At the age of Eighteen, musician and producer Chase Coy signed to a major label, released a debut album, toured the United States and recorded a duet with Colbie Caillat. However after only six months, in a perfect example of the fickleness of the music industry, Coy was dropped by his label. Cut to nearly…
